I'd like to install dual exhaust on my '53 F100 with the spare tire in its stock location. Is it possible? Can anyone share pictures if they've done this. I'm running 2.25" tubing. Thanks for the advice.

 

It's not easy. Clearing the tire as well as the brake hose to the axle and the shocks takes some extra bends.

Why 2-1/4"? Most flatheads run 1-3/4" or at most 2".

 

A friend gave me 2-1/4" chrome plated mufflers he was planning on installing in a Factory 5 '33 roadster. He ended up using something else. I have Red's headers and about 2 feet of 1-3/4" pipe before stepping up so I was hoping this would act in my favor?

So where do you carry your spare - what is the common practice?

Ross - did you notice the T-5?

 

I ran dual exhaust on mine because I had somewhat the same situation except instead of a spare tire I have a fuel tank I had to contend with.

Here's how I did it







I've been working at getting my exhaust on this pickup, I used 2 1/4" aluminized pipe. I bought the X-pipe and mufflers from Summit Racing and had the rest bent to my measurements. I was determined to have my pipes exit the back and this was the only way to get them there because the Bronco tank takes up all the available space inside the frame rails. I made the heat shields by cutting up an aluminum drive shaft from a 1998 F150..

 

John's pics show the kind of thing that's needed, although a lot depends on how close you care to get to the spare. I ended up abandoning the underframe spare, because at the time I lacked the carrier and hardware. Which is another obstacle to get around.

The larger pipe won't really hurt anything but just makes it harder to make tight turns. It might sound less mellow, really can't say. Since you have Red's headers and extensions, you might check out their dual exhaust system that connects to it.

I don't think the T5 makes it any harder to run duals, unless you have a rear crossmember that is in the way.

 

I'm not really using the bed for what it was purposed for so I mounted my spare in the bed and modified a Toyota 4 runner spare cover..

 

John, thanks for the information and the helpful photos.

Ross, the last time we communicated i'd settled on using the 3 spd with the BW overdrive. Wanted to let you know about the change. But the transmission mount does provide a handy location for the forward exh hangers.

 

Now that you mention it, I remember the OD. I think you'll like the T5, a lot less complication!

 

I ran my exhaust out the side just in front of the rear wheels with a baloney cut on the end.

 

I don't carry a spare. When is the last time you needed one?

 

I agree but this is an old argument even in the board rooms at the OEMs. I think the side mounted spare tires look nice as long as they are mounted on the left where they don't create a blind spot. But without a spare a small air pump will reduce the risk even more. I think that it all depends where you live and travel. If you live in North Dakota or where cell service doesn't exist you might not agree, but for the rest of us . . . it's a personal choice.

 

I have one on my 54 in the stock location but it's more for looks than insurance. Once in a while I'll drop it and reinflate it.

 

Insurance is if you carry a spare you will never need it, take it out and leave it at home and kick yourself. I know guys who don't carry one and their wives won't travel in with them in fear of being stranded down the road...might be the reason they don't carry a spare...lol

 

This brings to mind a very good friend of mine , who has now passed . He had a 35 dodge coupe hot rod with very little extra room and did many extended multi week trips . He had been run over by a train at work and had no legs ( one above the knee which required a very complicated prosthesis the other below the knee ) . Some one asked him where the spare tire went and he replied " I take a spare knee I can buy a tire anywhere